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Radar valid at 400 am CDT, Apr 18th 2026

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IAZ040>042-052>054-064>068-077-078-088-089-099-ILZ001-002-007-009-
015>018-024>026-034-035-MOZ010-180900-
/O.NEW.KDVN.FA.A.0002.260417T1746Z-260418T0900Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
Buchanan-Delaware-Dubuque-Linn-Jones-Jackson-Johnson-Cedar-
Clinton-Muscatine-Scott-Washington-Louisa-Henry IA-Des Moines-Lee-
Jo Daviess-Stephenson-Carroll-Whiteside-Rock Island-Henry IL-
Bureau-Putnam-Mercer-Henderson-Warren-Hancock-McDonough-Clark-
Including the cities of Monmouth, Macomb, Wapello, Manchester,
Bettendorf, Kahoka, Mount Pleasant, Moline, Cedar Rapids, Aledo,
Princeton, Iowa City, Sterling, Freeport, Maquoketa, Mount
Carroll, Davenport, Galena, Anamosa, Muscatine, Washington,
Geneseo, Hennepin, Tipton, Rock Island, Burlington, Dubuque,
Carthage, Oquawka, Fort Madison, Clinton, and Independence
1246 PM CDT Fri Apr 17 2026

...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible.

* WHERE...Portions of Illinois, including the following areas,
Bureau, Carroll, Hancock, Henderson, Henry IL, Jo Daviess,
McDonough, Mercer, Putnam, Rock Island, Stephenson, Warren and
Whiteside, Iowa, including the following areas, Buchanan, Cedar,
Clinton, Delaware, Des Moines, Dubuque, Henry IA, Jackson,
Johnson, Jones, Lee, Linn, Louisa, Muscatine, Scott and
Washington, and northeast Missouri, including the following area,
Clark.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Excessive runoff may result in flooding of rivers,
creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations.
Low-water crossings may be flooded. Area creeks and streams are
running high and could flood with more heavy rain.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...
- Recent rounds of heavy rain have resulted in saturated soils
north of Interstate 80. South of Interstate 80, soils are
quite moist.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

You should monitor later forecasts and be alert for possible Flood
Warnings. Those living in areas prone to flooding should be prepared
to take action should flooding develop.

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